June 16, 2015 Workers at Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine end strike The 24-hour stoppage did not affect operations, according to the mine management.
June 16, 2015 Alrosa’s diamond prices down 6% so far this year, but recovery coming It saw its rough diamond prices decrease by 3% in February and a further 3% at its May trading session, but the mienr expects market conditions to improve by the…
June 16, 2015 Imperial Oil begins production at Kearl oil sands as expansion completed early Production is expected to reach 110,000 barrels per day, bringing total production to 220,000 barrels per day.
June 16, 2015 NGOs question Nautilus Minerals report on seafloor mining ‘minimum’ impacts They are calling the company's shareholders “not to pay the price of ignorance” when it comes to investing in the Solwara 1 deep sea copper, gold mining project in Papua…
June 15, 2015 Gold price: Hedge funds go 233 tonnes short Large futures speculators add more than 30% to bearish bets, second highest since 2007.
June 15, 2015 Gold price: First signs of Greek contagion After a more-than-likely Greek debt default the focus "may soon move on to the far more serious issue of potential Greek exit from the euro-zone itself."
June 15, 2015 Agnico Eagle may expand Nunavut exploration after striking ‘promising’ gold vein The miner continues to extract high-grade ore samples at its Amaruq deposit, near its Meadowbank asset, Nunavut's only fully operational gold mine.
June 15, 2015 Coal miners First Arch, Peabody hit by lawsuits over retirement plans Both saw their stock collapse not just on these news, but also amid concerns that they will have to pay more for insurance that covers environmental damage.
June 15, 2015 Scientists discover bacteria that help with nuclear waste clean-ups This is the first time scientists have found bacterium that essentially breathes uranium and renders it immobile.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
